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We are an accredited, private education provider that operates international
colleges, English language centres across the UK, Europe, North America and an
online learning platform to create life-enhancing experiences for students
worldwide. Founded in 1991, we have been delivering international education
students for 31 years. Today, our courses help over 50,000 UK and international
students achieve academic success every year. Students can join us for every
stage of their academic journey. Our Group is home to five University
Partnerships across the UK and Europe, and six English Language schools across
Canada, USA and the UK. Our History Oxford International Education Group was
founded in 1991 as ISIS Education and Travel by David Brown and Robert Darell.
The company started operating outbound tours for UK University students through
the academic year from September to June. During the summer, we established
summer English languages courses for international students. To gain financing
to grow the business, the Founders turned to the Prince’s Trust, one of the UK’s
most successful youth charities. The Trust offered David and Robert a £5,000
loan and two mentors to help see the business through the next stage of its
lifecycle. Oxford International has grown to be one of the top 10 businesses
sponsored by the Trust and remains closely associated with it today. The
education opportunities we can offer students from around the world have grown
in diversity and size since then, enabling us to support over 500,000 students
since 1991. A Brief Timeline of the last 29 years In 1993, we established our
first UK adult English language school with the acquisition of Greenwich School
of English. In 1999, we opened the Brighton School of English, offering General
English courses. Oxford International added Bucksmore Education to our family to
provide high-quality summer courses to individual students in 2003. Growing our
presence in the UK’s academic centre, in 2010, we were delighted to acquire
Oxford Sixth Form College in the centre of Oxford next to Oriel College. In
2013, Oxford International went international for the first time, acquiring our
Vancouver and Toronto English language schools. The same year, Oxford
International was very proud to sign a Pathways partnership agreement with De
Montfort University to open and run the Leicester International Pathway College
(renamed to De Montfort University International College) in the heart of the
great De Montfort campus. Our first students arrived in June 2014. In 2014, we
were proud to invite Bowmark Capital on board as a minority investor in Oxford
International. Bowmark are very experienced investors in the education and
travel sector, with their support, we were able to pursue our ambitious strategy
for growth in the UK and overseas. Also in 2014, we added San Diego to our
centres in North America. Back in the UK, d’Overbroeck’s School was welcomed to
the Group, and we acquired Homelingua, now known as Bucksmore Home Tuition. In
2016 Bangor University International College welcomed its first cohort of
international students. Since then, we have continued to grow our University
Partnerships division with two partners in the UK and one in Germany. In 2017,
International College Dundee began teaching integrated Bachelors and Masters
courses. The University of Greenwich International College followed in 2018,
becoming our first embedded college in London. In 2020, we launched Jacobs
University International College, our first embedded college in Europe, the
first of its kind in Germany. In 2021, Oxford International strengthened its
position as a premier university partnerships, digital education, and language
provider through a management buyout backed by THI Investments and the sale of
its schools division to Nord Anglia Education. Oxford International’s launch of
the OI Digital Institute and European partnership with Jacobs University in 2020
has further developed the international education sector online and in Europe.
Courses offered in the OI Digital Institute have supported over 5,000 students
in achieving UK university admissions and delivered unrivalled partner services
for higher education institutions. The university partnerships division has
launched a new UK pathways collaboration with the University of Bradford, while
its first partnership with De Montfort University has been nominated in the
PIEoneer awards for public/private partnership. The English Language division,
which opened its latest language school in New York, North America, continues to
enrich its academic offering by equipping students with language skills
necessary for the modern-day learner. We believe we’re just getting started and
the best is yet to come. At the core of Oxford International remains an
entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to deliver the very best experiences for
our students.
